Greene, Johnson feud set to come to a head

The long-simmering feud between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is poised to force the Georgia Republican Party to vote to remove the Republican leader this week. It moves and looks like it’s about to boil. Failure is almost certain.

Ms Green, who moved Mr Johnson to resign in March, has vowed to push for a vote on her removal this week, a move she has fiercely criticized and dangled over the House speaker’s head. This is a long-held desire of Republican mob agitators. His legislative decisions come at every turn.

However, her strategy is on the verge of failure. Many conservative Republicans have said they plan to oppose her effort, with only two supporting it, and the top three House Democrats voting in favor of expelling Greene. He says he plans to pitch. Nevertheless, Georgia Republicans are vowing to move forward.

“Mike Johnson should resign or be fired,” she said. I wrote to X on friday.

The Senate is also poised to continue considering the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill this week. But a short extension may be needed as lawmakers fight hard to meet Friday’s deadline.

President Biden is scheduled to appear at the Capitol with Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York at an event honoring those killed in the Holocaust. And the House will consider a bill to add a citizenship question to the bicentennial census.

Greene vows to move towards ousting Johnson

Greene has vowed this week to push forward with the effort to oust Johnson, an effort that has found no support among Republicans or former President Donald Trump and faces opposition within Democrats. It will fail in embarrassing fashion on the House floor.

These facts have been clear for days, conservatives have voiced skepticism about Greene’s strategy for weeks, and Democratic leaders last week announced that their plan to oust the Georgia Republican had come to a vote. announced that they would vote to consider the bill if

But Greene and her two co-sponsors, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), are pushing ahead with the effort nonetheless, asking Republicans whether or not it’s possible. I’m trying to keep a record of this. They support Johnson.

Massey: “We’ll vote this week on whether Mike Johnson should remain chairman.” I wrote to X Sunday. “If you’re happy with his performance this year and looking forward to seeing what he does for the rest of the year, you should support Mike Johnson with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. #UniParty.”

Mr. Greene and Mr. Massey announced last week that they would move to force a vote on the resolution this week, but it remains unclear when they will pull the trigger. The House returns to session on Monday.

If Republicans move to force a vote on the resolution, House Republican leaders will have two legislative days to pass the bill. Leadership is expected to vote on a motion to introduce the bill, which would be successful with support from both Democrats and Republicans.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Johnson dismissed the immediate threat to his gavel, characterizing it as a reckless move for the Republican Party and the country as a whole.

“I’m not really thinking about a motion to resign,” he said Friday on SiriusXM’s “The Laura Coates Show.” “I think it’s wrong for the Republican Party. I think it’s wrong for the educational institutions. I think it’s wrong for the country. It’s a very serious time that we live in, and I think it’s wrong for the American people. needs and deserves a functioning Congress, and I think that’s the prevailing factor here.”

Ahead of Greene’s impending move, conservatives have stepped up their criticism of her.

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, who voted to expel former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, said, “She’s pretty much working on her own, but there’s one or two other people working on her side.” We are expressing our support for the movement.” she (R-Calif.) said in October. news nations Interview with “The Hill Sunday”. “She guides no one.”

The threat of expulsion comes against the backdrop of November’s elections, which are less than six months away. Republicans from all walks of life are calling on Republicans to remain united in these races, and as Greene promises to continue her ouster efforts, the Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman The message was that he would be appearing again.

“We need to flip the Senate, and we need to expand our majority in the House. If we’re not united, we’re not going to do it,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley told NBC News said in an interview. “We need to make sure that all Republicans understand the gravity of this election cycle, and indeed they do, and that we are on the same page moving forward. need to be confirmed.”

Senate stares at FAA reauthorization deadline

The Senate continues to consider a bill this week to reauthorize the FAA for five years, but a short-term extension may be needed as Congress focuses on Friday’s deadline.

Senate Republican Leader John Thune (S.D.) told reporters last week that he wanted to avoid expiring the authority and start the process for a complete reauthorization bill, citing senators’ desire to vote on a number of amendments. He said he may need a short-term extension to finish. And the voting period is short. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene Tuesday, with just four days left before Friday’s deadline.

Asked about the possibility of a short-term extension, Thun said: “We’ll see.” “May 10th is right around the corner…My guess is that a short extension will probably be necessary to avoid losing authority.”

He did not say how long the extension would last.

But Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, the top Republican on the Commerce Committee, said last week that he believes the Senate can get the bill across the finish line with plenty of time.

Regarding a short-term extension, he said, “I don’t think it’s necessary.” “I think I can finish it next week.”

The FAA bill cleared its first procedural hurdle in the Senate last week on an 89-10 vote. But senators are trying to add a number of unrelated priorities to the bill, which is slowing down the consideration process since it is the final bill Congress must consider by the fall. .

One related priority likely to be voted on is an amendment that would remove language from the bill that would have added five slots, or 10 flights, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Senators representing Virginia and Maryland are pushing the amendment, arguing that DCA already has a lot of traffic, while lawmakers from states far from Washington, D.C. They are insisting on additional flights on the grounds that it will increase sex.

Biden, House leaders to attend Holocaust memorial event

President Biden is scheduled to visit the Capitol this week for a Holocaust memorial event, where he will be joined by Holocaust survivor Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York.

The event, officially called the Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual memorial service, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday. Mr. Biden and Mr. Johnson are both scheduled to speak.

Remembrance Day is the United States’ annual commemoration of the six million Jewish men, women, and children killed in the Holocaust. A recommendation from Johnson’s office said the event at the Capitol “honors the U.S. soldiers who fought to defeat Nazism and recognizes the U.S. Army division that liberated the concentration camps.”

The rally came amid a wave of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the country as the Israel-Hamas war continues in the Middle East. Some lawmakers have accused the demonstrations of taking an anti-Semitic turn.

The Anti-Defamation League said in December that more than 2,000 anti-Semitic incidents had been reported in the United States since October 7, when Hamas began its attacks on Israel, marking a 337 percent increase from a year earlier. It was announced that.

Last week, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden “recognizes our moral obligation to combat the scourge of anti-Semitism and the first-ever National Strategy to Combat Anti-Semitism to make the following commitments a reality.” “We will discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to implement it.” Never, never again. ”

House to consider census citizenship bill

The House is scheduled to vote this week on a bill that would add a citizenship question to the decennial census.

of law The bill, entitled the Equal Representation Act, would direct the Census Bureau to add a question asking respondents’ citizenship status to its 10-year survey, which would determine how many U.S. Congressional seats each state receives. It requires that only citizens be considered when doing so.

The move comes after the 2020 census did not include a citizenship question. The Trump administration had called for the question to be added to the decennial survey, but the survey was halted in July 2019 after the Supreme Court blocked the idea.

The House Oversight Committee advanced the bill on a party-line 22-20 vote in April.

“The Equal Representation Act is designed to ensure that Americans, and only Americans, receive fair and equal representation in the federal government,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Chuck Edwards, RN.C., said in a statement. ” In January, he announced the introduction of the bill.

Contributed by Al Weaver.